FBI Raids Hit Las Vegas Top Oddsmakers Homes
Federal agents searched the Las Vegas homes of Robert L. Martin and Lester Banker and the residence of Raphael Wax as part of a multi state raid on an alleged major interstate betting operation. Investigators seized betting slips records and cash with ties to horse racing and pro and college basketball and football wagers.
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Robert L
Bobby” Martin
Lester ‘‘Lem
The
Review-Journal
Raphael Wax
Elm Drive
Providence
R.I
West Warwick
New York City
Lafayette
Ind
Niles
Ohio
Justice Department
Grand Jury
Rhode Island U.S
Lincoln C. Almond
Almond
Martin
Union Plaza Hotel
Mickey Charles
Union Plaza
Phoenix, Ariz
Bank Teller Saves Kids, Loses Cash
In Memphis Tennessee a soft spoken gunman held Cheryl Pittman and her two children hostage until she retrieved nearly 11000 dollars from the First Tennessee Bank. The children Jeffrey Pittman and Jennifer Pittman were released unharmed. FBI agents describe the suspect as slim bespectacled with reddish blond hair.
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Memphis
First Tennessee Bank
Cheryl Pittman
Clark County high school forum weighs four foreign policy issues
About fifty Clark County students at the 1977 SUN Youth Forum discussed U S recognition of Red China, Middle East peace, Panama Canal status, and democracy in Third World nations. Delegates debated recognizing Taiwan vs Red China, Taiwan defense, and risks of recognizing a superpower. views on Palestine and peace in the Middle East varied.
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Clark County
SUN Youth Forum
James Bilbray
U.S
Middle East
Panama Canal
Red China
China
Taiwan
Peoples Republic of China
Palestine Liberation Organization
Boulder City manhunt for Jesse Bishop sweeps Las Vegas area
A nationwide crime spree ends in a major manhunt centered in Boulder City as ex-con Jesse Bishop, 44, hijacks a UPS truck and a USPS jeep, takes two hostages, and drives across Hoover Dam into Arizona before returning. Police expect to resume pursuit at dawn.
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Boulder City
Metro
Las Vegas
Jesse Bishop
Garden Grove
Calif
United Parcel Service
U.S. Postal Service
Bishop
Hoover Dam
Arizona
Thompson
Sunrise Hospital
Stardust
Frontier
California
Union Plaza Hotel
South Casino Center Drive
Chicago Title Insurance Co
South Third Street
Maryland Parkway
Carson Street
Salt Lake City
Leonard Tantee
Judge awards admin $15,000 over Hughes will search
In Los Angeles UPI report Judge Neil Lake trimmed administrator Richard Gano's request for the Howard Hughes California estate search. Gano sought $89,000 but was capped at $15,000, noting California holdings were modest versus other states and that his $20,000 annual salary did not justify a far larger fee.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Howard Hughes
California
Hughes
Richard Gano
Superior Court
Neil Lake
Gano
Lake
Coe Hughes
Hughes Aircart Publications
Gunman Overwhelmed as Hostages Freed at Subic Bay Bank
A 40 hour siege ends when hostages at the Prudential Bank and Trust Co. on Subic Bay Naval Base overpower the gunman. The bank manager suffered a head wound. the gunman may have a gunshot injury. Initially 26 hostages reported, later confirmed 14 in the building.
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Subic Bay, the Philippines
UPI
Subic Bay
U.S
Prudential Bank and Trust Co
Subic Bay Naval Base
Manila
Nicomedes Villaluz
Navy
Pastor Rojas
Marine Guard Center
Censors Dubious Peach Fuzz as Obscene in Albuquerque
The Albuquerque anti obscenity board viewed Peach Fuzz at Madam X Adult Theatre and began Night of Submission. They ruled Peach Fuzz a public nuisance for catering to lustful interests and lacking cultural value. Marcia Lubar dissented saying the film was too long.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Marcia Lubar
Madam X Adult Theatre
City Hall
Secret Service Linked Cuban and Chinese Angles in JFK Murder Probe
Secret Service files released under FOIA show the Kennedy assassination probe focused on Cuban leads tied to threats against the president, with no clear Oswald Cuban connection found. The FBI and Warren Commission reached similar dead ends while key communication gaps were flagged by former officials.
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UPI
Secret Service
John F. Kennedy
Freedom of Information
Lee Harvey Oswald
Secret Services
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Miami
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Oswald
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White House
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Kea
Secret Service notes Kennedy guarded with more manpower
A Miami office memo cites an alleged Chicom Castro plot as a possible factor in Kennedy’s Dallas death. The document claims a western diplomat received information from a source described as highly reliable about a joint Chicoms Castro execution via intermediaries. Page 4.
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Miami
Chicoms
Fidel Castro
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Joe Delaney
Orene Wright
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